Elizabethtown

Population: 303
Median household income: $20,645
Median home value: $65,800

Elizabethtown is a community in Hardin County, Illinois, home to 303 residents. At $20,645, its median household income sits below Hardin County's $57,155.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elizabethtown's population grew 22.7% from 247 to 303, while its median home value was little changed from $66,300 to $65,800.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 26.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 303
Median age: 59.5 yrs
Median household income: $20,645
Median home value: $65,800
Median gross rent: $232
Housing units: 269
Homeownership rate: 50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

247303

Median household income

$17,000$20,645

Median home value

$66,300$65,800

Median gross rent

$253$232

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	247	$17,000	$66,300	$253
2020	300	$17,143	$51,500	$197
2021	293	$13,438	$52,900	$190
2022	314	$20,000	$67,400	$231
2023	303	$20,645	$65,800	$232

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 342.3%

35 to 445.3%

45 to 543.3%

55 to 6426.4%

65 to 7423.4%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	6.6%
5 to 17	47	15.5%
18 to 24	16	5.3%
25 to 34	7	2.3%
35 to 44	16	5.3%
45 to 54	10	3.3%
55 to 64	80	26.4%
65 to 74	71	23.4%
75 and over	36	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	295	97.4%
Black or African American	5	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate52.3%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree3.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	5.5%
High school graduate	115	52.3%
Some college or associate's	75	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	7	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone60.0%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit4.0%

Walked32.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30	60.0%
Carpooled	2	4.0%
Public transit	2	4.0%
Walked	16	32.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32	64.0%
15 to 29 min	3	6.0%
30 to 44 min	8	16.0%
45 to 59 min	5	10.0%
60+ min	2	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.44
Poverty rate: 33.7% (99 of 294)

	Count	Share
Family households	49	24.0%
Nonfamily households	155	76.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	204	75.8%
Vacant	65	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	102	50.0%
Renter-occupied	102	50.0%

1-unit, detached52.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units37.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	140	52.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	100	37.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	10.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1723191
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4499, -88.3035